Abstract:
This research aims. (1) Study of the Health Insurance Fund in local areas. (2) To study the effects of decentralization of the National Health Security Office to the health fund local areas. (3) To provide policy recommendation in the relevant section. Groups provide information classified into 3 groups and policymakers who multiplier or the National Health Security Office. Policy practice group leader and beneficiaries of public funds local health. The research used qualitative research. The instrument used was a questionnaire Records and small group seminars. Data were analyzed using content analysis.
The results showed that the source of funds is the main local-level health insurance that comes from the law, 3 Edition are as follows: (1) Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand BE 2540 and BE 2550 (2) Act. Formulating plans and procedures to decentralized. Local Government Act 2542 (3) Act. Coverage of the National Health Act 2545, the main idea is to require public participation. And have a role in the health and health promotion. Prevention and rehabilitation, basic level. You can also quickly access health services. Thoroughly and fairly. The impact of decentralization of the National Health Security Office to fund health coverage or local area. Found that in view of the ever multiplying the degree of policy makers and the National Health Security Office that the success of the decentralization that can be distributed to local people and local budgets for the activities of the Fund beyond. 95 percent also have a number of local innovation in the areas of promotion. Prevention and rehabilitation in their own space. The leading policy implementation on the part of fund managers was seen as a success and a great deal of decentralization in health spending, convenient and no complicated steps. it is administered in the
Form of the Management Board funds through selected from representatives of all sectors in the area. In contrast, the other findings from the Fund's Executive Board in the representation of health facilities in the area found that, in principle, the Fund's considered a good principle to decentralized down to the public. to the general public's participation in management. Health care and solve problems on their own. But in practice it is not so. From the selection of the most representative is not from a position chosen by the selection of the different parts of the agent.
More than 90 percent from the selection of local administrators will be selected from those who are very close allies to the board of directors or fund. The approved plan / project. It is not a program / project comes from the real needs of the public. It also includes the use of budget funds the wrong purpose or do not meet the approval of the program / project. In the public sector, found that people who attend small group seminars unknown local Health Insurance Fund. Did not participate in the selection of the representatives of civil society